Stand



c. A. BROUGHTON STAND Filed June 1a. 1923 Patented May 27, 1924.

UNETELE STATPE CHESTER A. BROUGHTON, or MEDINA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR roe.swnrr more WORKS, or MEDINA, NEW YORK.

STAND.

Application filed June 18,

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHESTER A. BROUGH- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Medina, in the county of Orleans and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stands, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in stands for range boilers orother articles, and more particularly to stands of the sort having aplurality of angularly adjustable legs adapted to be relatively moved sothat their upper ends tilt towards and from each other to engage andsupport boilers or other articles of different sizes.

The objects of the invention are to provide a stand of this sort whichmay be in expensively formed from standard metal bars and sheets, andwhich has a plurality of leg members and connecting members of likeform, each leg and its connecting member being readily detachable as aunit for shipping the stand knocked down; also to provide such standswith improved locking or securing means between the legs and connectingmembers, which when released, will permit the stand to be easilyadjusted to fit dilferent sizes of boilers or other articles. Furtherobjects are to improve stands of this sort in the other respectshereinafter specified.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved boiler stand constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, enlarged, of one leg of the stand and itsconnecting member, showing in full and broken lines two adjust mentsthereof.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary vertical section on line 4 l, Fig. 3, enlarged.

The drawings disclose a boiler stand of the tripod form comprising threeleg members A spaced apart and adapted to engage at their upper ends,the lower portion or flange X of a range boiler or the like. These legsare rigidly secured to a connecting frame B, comprising connecting barsB to form a unitary device by securingmeans adapted to be loosened topermit relative adjustments between the legs and the connecting bars andto be locked to secure said parts in such adjusted positions. It Wlll beunderstood that the adjustments are made 1923. Serial No. 648,194.

I ent sizes.

In the preferred embodiment of the in vention shown, the legs A are allalike and consist of upright channel bars. These-bars may be notched attheir upper ends as shown, toreceive the flange X and are pref. erablyrounded at the lower ends.

The connecting bars B are preferably formed of flat bars, and each baris pivotally connected at Z) to one of the legs A and at its other endtoone of the other bars B between the ends of that bar, as by a bolt Cpassing through holes in the bars and secured by a nut 0. Each bar isbent or offset laterally adjacent the connecting bolt- (1. so thattogether the three bars form a rigid triangular frame orspacing membervto hold the legs upright. The inner ends of each bar is also preferablyoffset at the'point of connection with the adjacent bar to lie par? 1allel therewith, and is to receive the bolt C.

provided'with a hole The presentv invention contemplates-the provisionof improved locking orv securing means for holding the legs A and thevcon-.

necting frame B rigidly together, and which,

when loosened, will permit the legs A tobe tilted or adjusted relativelyto the'connecting frame B on the pivots b for the purpose: stated. i r

As shown in the drawings, the legs A are each preferably provided with abrace member D formed of a flat bar having'inwardly directed andoppositely inclined arms 65 and an intermediate part d arranged in a"sub-- the arms d rigidly connected to the-leg as stantially verticalplane with the endsof I by rivets (Z on opposite sides of the pivot b.The'braces D are directedtowardsthe center of the stand and each isprovided. in its part d with a substantially vertical slot E adapted toreceive one of the bolts C which connect the bars B together; The

portions of the bars B which receive the bolts, as before stated, lieparallel to each other and preferably engage opposite faces of the bracemember D, and when the nuts are tightened, a rigid and strong standresults. It will be seen that as the slots E are arranged transverselyto the bars B, by loosening the nuts, the legs, together with theirrigidly attached braces D may be swung and angularly adjusted on thepivots b relatively to the frame B so as to move the upper ends of thelegs nearer to or farther from each other.

The construction described is simple and consists of few parts readilyproduced from standard stock. The legs with their attached braces,permit a stiff, rigid connection between such parts, and the connectingframes, as the locking means for the bars are located at a distance fromtheir pivotal connections so as to prevent or reduce to a minimum anytendency of the parts to twist or move out of their intended position.Nevertheless, when loosened, the connection allows the stand to bereadily adjusted to fit boilers or other objects of different sizes.

Further, each leg and its companion connecting member forms asubstantially fiat unit, and when the stand is taken apart for shipmentthese units will nest compactly together.

I claim as my invention 1. In a stand, the combination of a plurality oflegs, a connecting frame comprising connecting members secured togetherand each of which is pivoted to a leg, a brace member on each legextending inwardly with reference to the stand, securing means forholding each connecting member in definite relation to a brace to retainthe legs in different angular relations to said connecting frame, andmeans for connecting the end of each connecting member near the pivotedend of said other connecting member.

2. In a stand the combination of a plurality of legs, a connecting framecomprising connecting members secured together and each of which ispivot-ed to a leg, a brace member on each leg extending inwardly withreference to the stand, and securing means for holding each connectingmember in definite relation to a brace, to retain the legs in diflerentangular relations to said connecting frame.

3. In a stand the combination of a plurality of legs, each having abrace member extending inwardly with reference to the stand, and aplurality of connecting membars, each leg having a connecting memberpivoted thereto, said connecting member having its intermediate portionsecured to the end of another connecting member and to the brace memberof the leg to which said member is pivoted and having its end portionsecured to the intermediate portion of a third connecting member.

4c. In a stand the combination of a lurality of legs each having a bracemem er extending inwardly with reference to the stand, and a pluralityof connecting members, each leg having a connecting member pivotedthereto, said connecting member having its intermediate portion securedto the end of another connecting member and to the brace member of theleg to which said member is pivoted and having its end portion securedto the intermediate portion of a third connecting member and to thebrace member of another leg.

5. In a stand the combination of a plurality of legs, each having abrace member extending inwardly with reference to the stand and having aslot, a plurality of connecting members, each leg having one end of aconnecting member pivoted thereto, said member having its other endconnected to another connecting member and to a brace member of anotherleg by a bolt passing through the slot in said brace member, said slotextending transversely to said connecting member, whereby, when saidbolt is loosened, said legs may be angularly adjusted relatively to saidconnecting members.

6. In a stand the combination of a plurality of legs, a connecting framecomprising connecting members secured together and each of which ispivoted to a leg, a brace member on each leg extending inwardly withreference to the stand, a slot in each brace member extendingtransversely relatively to said connecting frame, and a bolt in eachconnecting member arranged to pass through a slot in a brace member andadapted to retain the legs in different angular relations to saidconnecting frame.

7. In a stand the combination of a plurality of upright legs, aplurality of connecting members each having its outer end connected by apivot to a leg, a brace rigidly secured to each leg at points onopposite sides of said pivot, said connecting member being connectedbetween its ends to one of said braces, and at its inner end to anotherbrace and another connecting member.

8. In a stand the combination of a plurality of upright legs, aplurality of connecting members each having its outer end connected by apivot to a leg, a brace rigidly secured to each leg at points onopposite sides of said pivot, each brace having a substantially verticalslot, said connecting member being connected between its ends to one ofsaid braces by a bolt passing through the slot in said brace and theother end of said connect ing member being connected to another braceand another connecting member.

CHESTER A. BROU I'HTON.

